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Welcome to the Connecticut AHEC Collegite Health Service Corps Training!

Welcome to the Connecticut AHEC Collegite Health Service Corps Training!. Overview of the Corps. The Connecticut Area Health Education Center (AHEC) developed this three tier, eight module curriculum for those who are interested in serving their communities. . Partners.

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Welcome to the Connecticut AHEC Collegite Health Service Corps Training!

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  1. Welcome to the Connecticut AHEC Collegite Health Service Corps Training!

  2. Overview of the Corps • The Connecticut Area Health Education Center (AHEC) developed this three tier, eight module curriculumfor those who are interested in serving their communities.

  3. Partners • National Health Service Corps • Connecticut Area Health Education Centers • University of Connecticut Professional Schools of Study • Connecticut Community College System

  4. Our Mission • To prepare health professionals and other interested community members to volunteer in settings that serve marginalized populations; and to increase awareness of careers in health care delivery and public health.

  5. Benefits to Students • Become a part of the community you live in • Fulfill a large need for volunteer service in the community • Acquire “real life” experiences • Satisfy school requirements for volunteer hours • Build your resume • Develop an interest in fast growing health care and public health careers

  6. Benefits for Volunteer Sites • Increase capacity with energetic, well prepared volunteers. • Engage and involve local community groups in projects and fund raising. • Increase exposure and awareness of your organization.

  7. Benefits to Universities • Students gain experience to one of the most in-demand areas of workforce. • Students gain experience with professional role models. • Students learn to serve poor and minority populations creating the potential for a lifetime of service.

  8. Tier 1: Entry Level • Participants will take a knowledge based pre & post test and must get at least 95% correct to be considered as having “mastered” the core curriculum. • At least 25 hours of service learning is also required to complete this tier.

  9. Tier 1: Core Curriculum • Understanding Marginalized Populations • Legal and Ethical Issues • Universal Precautions

  10. Tier 2: Health Corps Volunteer • The minimum volunteer time commitment is 50 hours that is satisfactorily completed (cumulating a total of 75 hours of service learning) • A rating of 95% correct for each of the Tier 2 on-line courses.

  11. Tier 2: Required Curriculum • Cultural Competencies & Health Literacy • Health Education and Disease Prevention • Data Collection • Emergency Preparedness • Peer Education and Leadership

  12. Tier III • An overall accumulation of 75 hours of service learning results in Tier III recognition.

  13. Graduates • Graduates of Tier III are qualified to teach and mentor the Youth and College Health Service Corps. Exposure to teaching and mentoring is thus a function of the program, as well as contributing to a sustainability plan by utilizing the student body to support the program.

  14. CPR and AED Training by a certified instructor of the American Heart Association First Aid Training by a certified instructor of the American Red Cross Association Optional Curriculum First Aid and CPR Certification will be offered two times a year. Eligible participants must complete Tier I

  15. Reflection • Quarterly social gatherings will take place for participants to process and reflect on their service learning experiences with Eastern AHEC and agency staff, and community members at-large.

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